THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday said it’s expecting around 1,000,000 registrants for the upcoming village and youth council polls because it opens registration from Aug. 1 to 10.
“For the eleven days, our estimate is already at a million,” Chairman George Erwin M. Garcia told reporters in Filipino, based on a voice recording from his office.
“It’s higher if we follow that focus on since we’re conducting registration across the whole Philippines.”
The poll body expects that many Filipinos who were unable to vote within the previous election will take the chance to reactivate or renew their registration. Additionally it is banking on the interest of younger Filipinos who were overlooked within the last polls to register for the primary time.
“That is their probability to register, vote, and take part in the upcoming village and youth council elections,” he added.
The upcoming polls are scheduled for Dec. 1, but a bill pending President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr.’s signature seeks to maneuver this to November 2026.
The Philippines concluded its midterm elections last May 12 as Filipinos elected Senators, members of the House of Representatives, and hundreds of local officials. — Chloe Mari A. Hufana